Word: train
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...faculty to play on that day, and telegraphed to Cambridge to have the team come if it could reach Exeter by a certain hour in the early part of the afternoon. The combined efforts of the '91 captain and manager failed to find on the time-table the train which was scheduled to reach Exeter at the said time. Notice was thereupon sent to Exeter stating Harvard's inability to reach Exeter at the appointed hour. The Exeter manager at once sent back word to come anyway, and he again stated the time at which the train left Boston...
...were immediately taken on a steam launch up the river to Magnolia Gardens, and afterwards to their hotel. A concert was given in the evening in the Charleston Opera House, followed by a reception at the house of Mr. Henry Buist, '84. Leaving Wednesday morning on a special train, the men arrived at Atlanta at 1 p. m. and were driven to the Kimball House. The members of the club were given a reception at the Gentlemen's Driving Park Club in the afternoon, and in the evening sang at De Give's Opera House. The concert was followed...
Harvard played utterly without snap throughout the whole game. Mumford at short stop made several inexcusable errors. Henshaw's throwing was poor. Only six innings were played as Andover had to take an early train. Appended is the score...
...much attention during the past year and inter scholastic leagues of base ball and foot ball have been organized. It is for the purpose of carrying out this idea that the interscholastic race was given a place in the programme. Bicycling is a form of contest which requires long training for proficiency, and it was thought that the future standard might be raised by inducing men to begin to train before coming to college...
...need a navy in anticipation of war; (a) war is usually unexpected; North American Review, vol. XCVIII, pp. 462-467; (b) time is needed; (1) to build a navy and to train seamen.- Nation, vol. XLI pp. 503 et. seq. (2) to encourage better methods of naval warfare.- North American Review, Jan., 1889, p. 15, quotation; Fortnightly Review, vol. L. pp. 546, et seq.; Forum...